Matt Giraud to perform at Villa San Juliette Annual Wine Festival Dinner

Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe will host the Annual Wine Festival Dinner featuring their own Villa San Juliette Wine in Paso Robles, CA tonight. Matt Giraud will perform.

Press Release:

“American Idol” season 8 favorite and 5th place finalist, AKA “The Piano Guy,” Matt Giraud is set to perform at Villa San Juliette’s Annual Wine Festival Dinner in the Park Ballroom Downtown Paso Robles above McClintocks this Friday, May 21st, starting at 6:30PM. Unanimously lauded by the Idol judges, the artist often compared to Michael Buble and Justin Timberlake was the recipient of the first-ever judges’ save 2 years ago when the new twist to the Idol format was introduced. Celebrity fans of Giraud’s include Joel Madden and Lady GaGa. Giraud will be performing hits off his Mind Body and Soul album.

“I am delighted to share our wine at this year’s Wine Festival Dinner in Paso and to have Matt perform songs off his new album will surely add the perfect spark to make this an evening to remember.”

The evening’s events will also include a 4 course dinner prepared by renowned chef James Porter from Petite Maison in Scottsdale Arizona. Each course will be paired with a Villa San Juliette award winning wine, personally selected by the event’s hosts, Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick.

There will also be a live auction in support of the Hearst Cancer Resource Center.

About Villa San Juliette

The story begins with a little show called Corkscrewed. The reality show “Corkscrewed: The Wrath of Grapes” starred the owners of the vineyard Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick. “Corkscrewed: The Wrath of Grapes” was a reality series following the trials and exploits of award-winning entertainment producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick as they make a major investment in a long held dream – owning their own vineyard. From childhood friends in the backstreets of Liverpool to producing the huge US primetime hit, American Idol, Ken and Nigel are a phenomenal success story. The beautiful 168 acre vineyard in Paso Robles, California consists of a broad range of grapes including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Syrah, Syrah, Zinfandel, Sauvignon Blanc.?In May of 2008 the first Estate grown bottling was made. They have released five wines under the Villa San-Juliette Label. The wines have been very well received and are currently being poured and sold at various restaurants and wine shops across the state.

About Hearst Cancer Resource Center

Hearst Cancer Resource Center wellness and support services provide a bridge between standard medical care and a full range of healing therapies. Their integrative approach offers a foundation for care that includes an array of programs designed to strengthen the body, educate the mind and alleviate the stress which often comes with a cancer diagnosis. The classes and services listed below are *free* to cancer patients, family members and friends. These programs are designed to help those touched by cancer, and their loved ones, live better lives during treatment and beyond.